The 10 Worst Midterm Candidates Running for Congress

The field is crowded with racists, swindlers, maniacs, and sex abusers. Plenty have a decent shot at winning.

This Woman Could Be the First Democratic Senator From Kansas Since 1932

Polls show Barbara Bollier is running a competitive race against her Republican opponent.

What Roger Marshall, the senate nominee from Kansas, reveals about the nature of the modern GOP.

Outside groups are spending big money in the GOP primary—but not in the ways we’ve come to expect.

A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.

by Bruno V. Manno

Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.

by Bruno V. Manno

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.

by Jon Marcus

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.

by Michael T. Nietzel